Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
- Depth
- 550 m
- Rim
- 987 m
- Length
- 51.1 km
- Tonight
- 32°FSleet · Wind 15–20 mph SE
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is up to 550 m deep: the rim reaches 987 m and the floor 110 m, along 51.1 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 110 m
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes 3D map
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Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes topographic map
50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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Depth of Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Up to 550 m deep (typically 254 m) along the 51.1 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes weather
Today · Light snow · 32 / 34°F (0 / 1°C) · 82% chance of precipitation · Wind 15 mph SE
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes forecast for about 499 m.
- Today32°34°82%15 mph SE
- Sat35°38°93%10–20 mph SE
- Sun32°37°65%0–5 mph SW
- Mon33°39°30%5 mph SW
- Tue34°42°16%5 mph SE
- Wed34°42°30%10 mph SE
- Thu37°42°71%10–15 mph SE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:04 UTC.
Camping & parking near Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest trailhead
Ukak Falls Trailhead
All mapped places 1
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Ukak Falls TrailheadTrailhead | 2.0 km S |
Slope
Share of the 18.6 × 18.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 22.5% of the 346 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,425 m low point 106 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.3 km; 76 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Fireweed16
- Dwarf Fireweed12
- Marsh grass-of-Parnassus8
- Brown Bear7
- Alpine sorrel7
- Bearberry6
Where Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes sits
- Region
- Alaska30United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-30)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)